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Go Inside The Sixth Gun: Battle for the Six #1 – Cullen Bunn & Brian Hurtt’s Long-Awaited Anniversary Reunion Begins on July 23rd!

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Oni Press is ready to bring you back to the Eisner Award-nominated world of The Sixth Gun on July 23rd, as acclaimed co-creators Cullen Bunn and Brian Hurtt usher in The Sixth Gun: Battle for the Six #1 – the long-awaited first issue of the extra-sized, prestige-format comic event celebrating 15 years of the milestone series that brought the Old West to the brink of apocalypse … and introducing a brand-new generation of gunfighters ready to beat back the world-ending darkness that threatens to consume us all!  

Out of the ruins of the failed Confederate uprising, a race to claim six legendary objects of unfathomable occult power began, thrusting the fate of humanity into the hands of an ordinary young woman and a hard-nosed gunslinger who, together, were our last, best hope to forestall Armageddon. 

They prevailed, but at a terrible price. 

But that was then. This is now. Years later, as the gears of a new millennium begin to grind, The Sixth Gun is about to be REBORN once more—as it has been countless times across the eons. This time, however, a brigade of familiar fighters lies in wait to meet The Sixth Gun‘s nigh-limitless power head on . . . alongside the secret, nefarious Cabal that wishes to harness its unspeakable power to incept a new century of war, genocide, and suffering. 

Only one can survive to claim victory. THE BATTLE FOR THE SIX starts now!

Featuring a loaded barrel of covers from the grit-and-gunpowder-fueled fists of artists Brian Hurtt, Valeria Burzo, and Christopher Mitten!

The Sixth Gun: Battle for the Six #1

Preview: The Sixth Gun: Road to the Six #0

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The Sixth Gun: Road to the Six #0

(W) Cullen Bunn (A/CA) Brian Hurtt
In Shops: Jun 04, 2025
SRP: $4.99

THE ROAD TO THE SIX STARTS HERE!
Before The Sixth Gun rages back into existence in this summer’s long-awaited reunion from co-creators Cullen Bunn (The Autumn Kingdom, Ghostlore) and Brian Hurtt (The Midnite Show), bridge the gap between the explosive finale of the landmark original series and the powerful new chapter soon to be written with a self-contained, one-shot prelude featuring three, all-new stories . . . leading directly into The Sixth Gun’s 15th anniversary celebration!

A terrible dream lies buried deep in the earth. . . . A powerful dream that the mysterious worldwide cabal of magic users will stop at nothing to realize. With the power of the Six alive in the world, it’s only a matter of time before the weapons are reborn in new hands . . .

The return of Bunn and Hurtt’s classic weird Western can’t be stopped. . . . A tale of calamitous fate and those who try to resist it. . . . Soon, The Sixth Gun will be reborn!

The Sixth Gun: Road to the Six #0

Get a first look at The Sixth Gun: Battle for the Six #1

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AFTER 15 YEARS AND A MILLION BULLETS… THE SIXTH GUN IS REBORN! Oni Press has reveal a first look at the long-awaited return of the Eisner Award-nominated world of The Sixth Gun this July! Three decades after the staggering conclusion of the original series fantasy icon Michael Moorcock calls “an epic in its own right,” the six occult weapons that touched off a clandestine war for the fate of humanity are about to be reforged for a brand-new century in The Sixth Gun: Battle for the Six #1 (of 3) – reuniting acclaimed co-creators Cullen Bunn and Brian Hurtt on July 23rd as they introduce an all-new starting point for the supernatural American epic as told across three, extra-sized, ad-free prestige format issues! 

In 1866, out of the ruins of the failed Confederate uprising, a race to claim six objects of unfathomable occult power began, thrusting the fate of humanity into the hands of an ordinary young woman and a hard-nosed gunslinger who, together, were our last, best hope to forestall Armageddon. 

They prevailed, but at a terrible price. 

But that was then—this is now. Three decades later, as the gears of a new millennium begin to grind on the cusp of the 20th century, The Six, immortal weapons of ultimate destruction are about to be REBORN once more—as they have been countless times across the eons. This time, however, a brigade of familiar fighters lies in wait to meet The Six’s nigh-limitless power head on . . . in a race against a secret cabal that wish to harness its unspeakable power to incept a new century of war, genocide, and suffering. 

Only one can survive to claim victory. THE BATTLE FOR THE SIX starts now!

The Sixth Gun: Battle for the Six #1 features staggering cover art by Brian Hurtt, Valeria Burzo, and Christopher Mitten, and more!

The Sixth Gun: Battle for the Six #1

The Sixth Gun is Reborn in Battle for the Six

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SOMETIMES WHAT’S DEAD DOESN’T STAY GONE! Oni Press has announced the long-awaited return to the Eisner Award-nominated world of The Sixth Gun this July as acclaimed co-creators Cullen Bunn and Brian Hurtt usher in The Sixth Gun: Battle for the Six #1 – an all-new, self-contained entry point into the acclaimed saga told across three extra-sized and ad-free prestige format issues all summer long!

Coinciding with the 15th anniversary of The Sixth Gun‘s debut and initially teased in the aftermath of last year’s blockbuster The Sixth Gun Deluxe Omnibus Libary campaign on Kickstarter, Bunn and Hurtt’s long-awaited return to the powder-burned world of their supernatural Western classic will be preceded by The Sixth Gun: Road to the Six #0 – a one-shot prelude featuring three all-new short stories spotlighting key cast members from The Sixth Gun in the years between the series’ epic conclusion with issue #50 and its forthcoming resurgence in The Sixth Gun: Battle for the Six #1!

In 1866, out of the ruins of the failed Confederate uprising, a race to claim six objects of unfathomable occult power began … thrusting the fate of humanity into the hands of ordinary young woman and a hard-nosed gunslinger who, together, were our last, best hope to forestall Armageddon. 

At a terrible price, they prevailed. 

But that was then. This is now. Three decades later, as the gears of a new millennium begin to grind on the cusp of the 20th Century, The Sixth Gun is about to be REBORN once more – as it has been countless times across the eons. This time, however, a brigade of familiar fighters lies in wait to meet The Sixth Gun‘s nigh-limitless power head-on… alongside a secret cabal that wish to harness its unspeakable power to incept a new century of war, genocide, and suffering. 

Only one will survive to claim victory. THE BATTLE FOR THE SIX is about to begin!

The return to one of the 21st Century’s first true creator-owned comics classics beginning on June 4 in The Sixth Gun: Road to the Six #0, featuring covers by Brian Hurtt, Justin Greenwood, and Matt Kindt… and then master storytellers Cullen Bunn and Brian Hurtt reload the chambers of their occult American odyssey for a brand-new generation in The Sixth Gun: Battle for the Six #1 – coming to comic shops everywhere July 23!

The Sixth Gun: Road to the Six #0

SDCC 2204: Oni Press and Maestro Media join forces for a new line of board games based on The Sixth Gun, Dwellings, and Jill and the Killers

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Oni Press and board game publisher Maestro Media have announced a new collaboration for board games inspired by some of Oni’s comic book hits. This partnership will bring to life three new board games based on The Sixth Gun by creators Cullen Bunn and Brian Hurtt, Dwellings by cartoonist Jay Stephens, and Jill and the Killers by creators Olivia Cuartero-Briggs and Roberta Ingranata. The announcement comes ahead of San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC), where both companies will preview upcoming plans for the new gaming partnership. To be developed in close coordination with the respective creators of each title, the first games produced under the partnership are slated for release in 2025.

Each board game will capture the essence of its respective comic book series, offering fans an immersive adventure in the worlds they love with word-class game design from the tabletop game publisher behind recent blockbuster releases, including The Binding of Isaac: Four Souls, Hello Kitty: Day at the Park, and the upcoming Smurfs Hidden Village. The new Oni-Maestro partnership will include:  

  • The Sixth Gun: From the world of the iconic, Eisner Award-nominated series from master storytellers Cullen Bunn and Brian Hurtt! In 1866, the Confederacy has fallen, but evil still pervades a scarred nation. A rebel general warped by impossibly dark magic searches the frontier for The Sixth Gun – an ancient weapon of unspeakable occult power…now held by an ordinary young woman who must learn to master her pistol’s arcane secrets before it can unleash Armageddon.  
  • Dwellings: Based on the charmingly terrifying, sold-out horror hit from Emmy Award-winning cartoonist Jay Stephens that The Comics Journal calls “quite possibly the best horror comic of the last 20 years”! Welcome to Elwich – an oasis of small-town perfection, where the schools overflow with cheery-eyed children, lovingly adorned homes line the historic boulevards … and only the crows can see the deep, festering rot of murder, demonology and psychosis that lurks beneath the pristine surface. Elwich has them all on offer – and behind every dwelling awaits a horrifying new story to be told.
  • Jill and the Killers: Inspired by the nerve-rattling murder mystery-within-a-mystery by writer Olivia Cuartero-Briggs and artist Roberta Ingranata! Teenager Jill Estrada’s once-quiet life in a secluded Arizona town has been turned upside-down by the unsolved disappearance of her mother … only for the puzzle to deepen when she discovers a true-crime subscription game that seems to reveal clues that only a killer close to home could know… 

If You Find This, I’m Already Dead – Matt Kindt, Dan McDaid, Bill Crabtree, and Jim Campbell’s cosmic sci-tale this February

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Dive deeper into the mysterious world of Matt Kindt with If You Find This, I’m Already Dead, a new multi-dimensional cosmic odyssey written by Kindt, illustrated by Dan McDaid, colored by Bill Crabtree, and lettered by Jim Campbell. If You Find This, I’m Already Dead is presented in magazine-sized issues (8” x 10.875”) with exclusive behind-the-scenes backmatter. Arriving in February 2024, issue #1 will include a variant cover illustrated by Brian Hurtt, with future issues featuring cover art by Sumeyye Kesgin and Alice Darrow.

Robin is a big city reporter, embedded with U.S. Marines heading to the hostile pocket universe called Terminus. Ten minutes in, the entire marine squad is wiped out and she has to survive (and report) on her own. Terminus is full of cosmic wonders–and sci-fi “gods” that are in the middle of a political power struggle. The language is alien, and the politics are deadly. Can she survive long enough to figure out what’s going on and get home to tell the story?

If You Find This, I’m Already Dead #1 (of 3), arrives in comic shops on February 14, 2024. It is now available to pre-order for $7.99 at your local comic shop.

Cullen Bunn, Brian Hurtt, Bill Crabtree, and Jim Campbell scream with glee with The Midnite Show

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Supernatural horror fans can scream with glee as Dark Horse Comics presents an entirely new taste of terror in The Midnite Show. The four-issue series reunites the creators of The Sixth Gun, Cullen Bunn, Brian Hurtt, and Bill Crabtree. Joined by letterer Jim Campbell, they tell the tale of a cursed movie production and the horror fans caught in the creepy creature crossover dead set on bringing their nightmares to life.

Basil Saxon is a legend among horror fans. Over fifty years ago, he vanished during a freak accident on the set of the film that would have been his masterpiece. The cursed film–God of Monsters–was never completed and has never been seen. But when a film festival shows footage from the long-lost movie, classic horror monsters manifest to wreak havoc and terror on the unsuspecting populace. A ragtag group of misfits must band together to stop the most famous creatures of all time and send them back to the realm of celluloid nightmares.

Readers get a front row seat to the kind of grindhouse gothic horror that you’d hope would stay firmly in the imagination, as the would-be victims struggle to survive in a world where the dangerous, infamous monsters of the silver screen have found their way into real life. Fans of The Sixth Gun, Harrow County, and Manor Black will enjoy a story that’s the most fun you can have while terrified.

The Midnite Show #1 (of 4) with cover (and interior) artist Brian Hurtt will be in comic shops October 4, 2023 The issue also features variant covers by Dan Brereton and Francesco Francavilla. It is available for pre-order now at your local comic shop for $3.99. Popcorn not included.

The Midnite Show #1

From Matt Kindt, Wilfredo Torres, and Bill Crabtree comes Subgenre

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Flux House Books and Dark Horse Comics present Matt Kindt’s newest series, Subgenre. Co-created with Bang! partner Wilfredo Torres, Subgenre is a mind-bending, multidimensional murder mystery that stretches across many of Kindt’s previous books and all of genre-fiction itself. Kindt will write the series, with art by Wilfredo Torres and colors by Bill Crabtree. The first issue will also feature a variant cover by Brian Hurtt. Each issue of the series will also be presented in a larger pulp magazine-sized format.

A man is living two lives. He is a private detective in a dystopian cyberpunk future trying to solve a triple murder. But when he falls asleep–he wakes up as a wandering adventurer in a barbaric fantasy world where magic exists. Is he two separate people? Or is he a third person that has undergone a psychotic split? Who is he really? And who is the murderer? But the biggest question is, can he merge these realities without losing himself?

Subgenre #1 (of 4) arrives in comic shops September 27, 2023. It is now available to pre-order for $7.99 (32 pages, 8” x 10.875”) at your local comic shop.

Preview: Ghostlore #2 (of 12)

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Ghostlore #2 (of 12)

(W) Cullen Bunn (A) Brian Hurtt (A/CA) Leomacs
In Shops: Jun 14, 2023
SRP: $4.99

In the stunningly spectral sophomore issue from acclaimed horror purveyor Cullen Bun and superstar artist Leomacs, the tragedy and grief of the accident not only bring tension to Lucas and Harmony, but may affect the spirits they encounter-forever.
How will they reconcile their differing approaches to the ghosts that cross their path, before it tears them apart?

Ghostlore #2 (of 12)

Ghostlore #1 is a tragic, emotional opening

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Ghostlore #1

We’ve all heard of ghost stories… but what stories do the ghosts themselves tell us? The concept of ghosts wanting to “confess” and tell their story isn’t new. We’ve seen this concept over and over as the driver of so many stories. Often, the need to tell the story is a way for the lost soul to find peace and rest. Ghostlore #1 seems to be going that direction with an opening chapter that’s tragic and a bit jarring.

Created by Cullen Bunn and Leomacs, Bunn handles the writing duty as we meet a dysfunctional family in a small town. The father is a pastor at the church with a supportive wife, a rebellious daughter, and a son who stopped speaking. In what feels like an afterschool special prompt, the jarring part, the story unfolds in tragedy as a car accident leads to deaths and unsettled spirits all around the trapped family.

Ghostlore #1 is an interesting beginning that feels a bit like an afterschool special drama in so many ways. It’s not Bunn’s strongest debut but he does an excellent job of setting things up. It also feels like a start that is done in a way to take advantage of its premise. With spirits around them, there’s a chance to tell so many stories from here creating an almost anthology feel. Whether this is where the series goes remains to be seen but overall, it’s a debut with potential.

Leomacs handles the art with color by Jason Wordie while Brian Hurtt and Bill Crabtree provide art for one particular section. The art is interesting, veering away from scares and gore and sticking to the “sad” feel of the comic. There’s a morose vibe to the story that the art depicts, down to the choice of color. It’s all good though nothing really jumps out. It feels held back a little bit with potential to do more with the emotion of the story. Ed Dukeshire‘s lettering is solid giving the living and dead their own style adding to concept of the series.

Ghostlore #1 is an interesting start that has some potential. While it doesn’t completely excite, there’s a concept that could play out in interesting way telling stories of various styles and delivering a bit of an emotional punch with each. As an opening chapter, the comic falls a little short in its excitement but it’s not enough to turn off reading further issues. Overall, the jury is still out on the series as a whole but there could be something intriguing there.

Story: Cullen Bunn Art: Leomacs, Brian Hurtt
Color: Jason Wordie, Bill Crabtree Letterer: Ed Dukeshire
Story: 7.5 Art: 7.5 Overall: 7.5 Recommendation: Read

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